chlorinolysis

English

Etymology

From chlorine +‎ -o- +‎ -lysis.

Noun

chlorinolysis (countable and uncountable, plural chlorinolyses)

1. (organic chemistry) The chlorination of an organic compound so as to yield chloro compounds with fewer carbon atoms than the starting material.

References

• McBree, Hass, and Bordenca, Chlorinolysis of Chloroparaffins (1943).